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The wife of the Abia State Governor, Mrs Priscilla Chidinma Otti, has visited Amarachi Okpokiri, who survived her husband’s brutal assault in Umuahia. Amarachi was attacked in August by her husband, Lawrence, who inflicted machete wounds on her body before attempting to gouge her eyes for suspected ritual purposes. The incident sparked a public outrage in the state. Speaking at the palace of the traditional ruler of Emede Ancient Kingdom, Eze Allen Okpokiri, who is Amarachi’s uncle,… Read the full article here

Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate Kellyrae has finally revealed to fellow housemates that he’s married to Kassia. He disclosed this during Sunday’s live show. “On Tuesday, Kassia and I will be eight months married. Kassia is my wife,” he announced amid wild cheers. He explained that they decided to hide their marriage from the housemates because they didn’t want them to distance themselves from them. Read the full article here

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has pointed out some of the mistakes his players made in their 3-0 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday. It is the second consecutive loss at home for the Red Devils after they were also thrashed 3-0 by Liverpool. Spurs took the lead after Micky van der Ven raced over 50 yards to set Brennan Johnson for a tap-in at the far post. Three minutes before the break, United captain Bruno Fernandes was shown a straight red card for a tackle on James Maddison. In the… Read the full article here

The office of the deputy governor of Edo State, on Osadebe Avenue, Benin, the dtate capital, has been sealed off by stern-looking policemen who were spotted there on Sunday. The sealed office was the one Philip Shaibu was relocated outside the Government House in the height off his face off with Governor Godwin Obaseki. As of Sunday, the entry gate was closed while a machine gun mounted police truck with three policemen was parked in front of… Read the full article here

Tottenham piled more pressure on Erik ten Hag’s position as Manchester United manager with a dominant 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday. Spurs made a flying start when Brennan Johnson tapped in from Micky Van de Ven’s storming run after three minutes. Tottenham should have added to their lead long before United were reduced to 10 men when captain Fernandes was shown a straight red card on 42 minutes. Dejan Kulusevski finally doubled the… Read the full article here

“Watch as Laura Stigger rides a stunning final lap to win the Womenu0027s Elite Cross Country MTB World Cup round in Lake Placid.” Read the full article here

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a deal with opposition politician Gideon Sa’ar to bring his right-wing New Hope party into government, in a move that will bolster the Israeli prime minister’s ruling majority.The agreement comes as polls suggest that support for Netanyahu’s Likud party is recovering from the depths it plumbed after Hamas’s October 7 attack, as… Read the full article here

Ether has been underperforming Bitcoin for several months, but that may be about to end. Read the full article here

Harry Hamlin is more than just an actor and entrepreneur — he’s a certified foodie! One of the most memorable dishes Hamlin, 72, has ever had was the meal he ordered on his first date with wife Lisa Rinna, whom he met in 1992. “Spaghetti with garlic and oil at Toscana in Brentwood,” Hamlin reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly. “The waiter told us we were soulmates!” The waiter was seemingly on to something as Hamlin and the Real Housewives… Read the full article here

The University of Developmental Studies (UDS) emerged the winners of the men’s football event of the 11th All-African Universities Games (FASU), following their 3-0 victory over the University of Lagos, UNILAG Marines at the UNILAG sports complex on Sunday morning. With this result, UDS, who finished third in 2022 in Kenyatta, will represent Africa at the World University Games football event in November. Ezedeen Alhassan was the man of the moment for the Northern Ghana-based… Read the full article here